Savvy Retailers Snatch Leases Out of Other Chains’ Bankruptcies
Sep 23, 2009
As the number of bankruptcies continues to mount, retailers with stable financial footings are making silk purses from other retailer's sows' ears...
Retailers Look to Fill Vacancies in Chicago’s Loop and Affluent Shopping Districts
Sep 22, 2009, By Jennifer Popovec
It's time to move back to the city. That's the conclusion that many national and local retailers seem to be drawing about Chicago...
Landlords and tenants have had a trying year, but it is time for the two sides to adopt a joint view of success
Sep 8, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
For JMW Development LLC, the renegotiation request came rather unexpectedly. The Minneapolis-based real estate development firm had been working with discount retailer Target for several years on its Commerce Hill project in Woodbury, Minn...
Retailers Begin To Show Some Signs of Life, But New Leasing Deals Continue To Pose Challenges
Sep 1, 2009
As the U.S. economy has begun to show minor signs of improvement, so has the outlook for retail leasing...
To fill California’s gaping budget deficit, the government may squeeze retailers and retail real estate owners
Aug 26, 2009, By Brad Berton
As if conditions aren’t tough enough for California retail property developers - particularly those seeking tenants amid so much vacant space - a troubling specter looms...
Gold Turns to Dust as California Faces Consequences of Past Excess
Aug 26, 2009
After riding at the forefront of the real estate boom in both the residential and commercial sectors in the mid 2000s, California seems to be having a particularly difficult time returning to some semblance of normalcy...
How the Downturn Alters the Retail Site Selection Process (8/19)
Aug 19, 2009
Even as retailers cut back on new store growth, many are still looking to either expand in an existing market or open in a new one at some point in the next year...
Nationwide Real Estate Network Helps Tenants Reduce Their Rents (8/19)
Aug 19, 2009, by Elaine Misonzhnik
When retail landlords started to get an increasing number of rent reductions requests at the beginning of this year, many in the industry took the trend as a bad omen...
Pop-Up Stores Fill Vacant Space, Create A Win/Win Model In A Down Market (8/18)
Aug 18, 2009, by Elaine Misonzhnik
At a time when retail landlords are struggling with record vacancies, a novel sales strategy employed by some tenants is helping them fill the gaps and earn some additional rental income...
Falling Sales Mean Potential Trouble For Regional Mall REIT Players (8/11)
Aug 11, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
Regional mall REITs appeared to end the second quarter on a high note, with at least three firms outperforming consensus analyst estimates by a range of $0.03 per share to $0.08 per share...
